Discover the abbey library

Name: Discover the abbey library
Start: 2021-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-09-19T10:45:00+02:00
Location: Abbaye des Prémontrés

Designed as a tribute to the former library that was completely destroyed, the Grandpierre library, closed to the public, will be open to you exceptionally for this visit.

Sunday 19 September 2021, 10:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

Registration

animations@abbayepremontres.com

©N.Miclot

Designed as a tribute to the former library that was completely destroyed, the Grandpierre library, closed to the public, will be open to you exceptionally for this visit.

Nestled on the first floor, the Grandpierre library was designed as a tribute to the former library that was completely destroyed and to Mr.Grandpierre, who saved the abbey. Alongside a mediator, this visit invites you to go back to this period of history and to return to the library to discover its ancient works. A great opportunity to dive into the heart of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through the flagship works of the Mussipontaine edition.
Bibliophiles and neophytes will be able to take advantage of this exceptional visit to explore the collection of the cultural centre of the former Premonstratensian Abbey and discover its eventful history, as well as that of the first University of Lorraine, established between 1572 and 1768 at Pont-à-Mousson.

About the location

Abbaye des Prémontrés

9 rue Saint-Martin, 54700 Pont-à-Mousson

Meurthe-et-Moselle
Grand Est

The Premonstratensian Abbey, a historic monument of the 18th century, is considered one of the finest examples of monastic architecture in Lorraine. Built between 1705 and 1735, the abbey has a long and eventful history. Formerly monastery of the canons of the order Premonstratensians until the French Revolution, then Small Diocesan Seminary in the nineteenth century, it became a civilian hospital in 1912 and military during the two World Wars. In September 1944, the building was heavily hit by bombing and left in ruins for almost 20 years. Thanks to the commitment of some fervent heritage advocates, the monument was saved from destruction and restored in its entirety by the end of the 1950s. The only part that was not touched, the choir, was the subject of a major restoration project from 2014 to 2019, bringing back to life a sumptuous baroque decor.

Since 1964, the Abbey has been entirely managed by a 1901 non-profit organization which gives it a new lease of life by transforming it into a Cultural Center, which is now visited by nearly 90,000 visitors a year. Throughout the year, the Premonstratensian Abbey presents a rich and varied cultural program mixing art exhibitions, theater, conferences, thematic events and gastronomic encounters.